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The SPAR Proteas will embark on their first international series when they travel down under to face off against world champions Australia in a three match test series. The two countries last met in January during the 2023 Quad Series in Cape Town and never got a chance to play against each other during the 2023 Netball World Cup at the same venue. South Africa concluded a three-day training camp […]

Banyana Banyana suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat at the hands of the United States of America in an international friendly match played at the TQL Stadium in Cincinati, Ohio, on Friday morning. Coach Desiree Ellis’ charges started well and looked lively in the opening 30 minutes of the match, but it was after Lynn Williams’ opening goal for the former world champions in the 32nd minute that saw Banyana's confidence levels drop. There was […]

Proteas fast bowlers, Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala, have been ruled out of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India. Nortje has a suspected low back (lumbar) stress fracture and will be under the care of a specialist team on the next steps in his recovery, said Cricket South Africa (CSA) in a statement. The 29-year-old seamer experienced lower back spasms during the second One-Day International against Australia […]

Springbok hooker, Malcolm Marx, has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup in France with a long-term knee injury. Marx, who was not included in Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber’s matchday squad to face Romania in Bordeaux on Sunday, went down at training on Wednesday after having his knee caught in contact. His injury leaves the Bok team short in the hooker position as only he and […]

Springbok coach, Jacques Nienaber, and Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, continue to rewrite the rugby coaching textbook. The Boks will go into their second 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B match against Romania in Bordeaux on Sunday with four scrumhalves. Cobus Reinach will start at scrumhalf, with Jaden Hendrikse providing cover off the replacements’ bench, while Grant Williams will look to once again show his versatility by starting on the […]

Bafana Bafana head coach, Hugo Broos, wants to see more South Africans show support for the senior national team. Bafana beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 1-0 in their friendly at Orlando Stadium on Tuesday, thanks to a Lyle Foster strike in the 25th minute. However, one of the biggest talking points from the match was in the stands. South African supporters were clearly outnumbered in the stands by those […]

Scrumhalf, Faf de Klerk, will earn his 50th Springbok cap on Sunday when the Boks open their 2023 Rugby World Cup campaign against Scotland in Marseilles, France. Head coach of the defending champions, Jacques Nienaber, named his 23-man squad on Wednesday night after receiving permission from World Rugby to announce the team earlier than usual. De Klerk is one of 11 players to retain their starting places from the team, […]

  Minister of Sport, Zizi Kodwa, is optimistic that South Africans will be able to watch the 2023 Rugby World Cup on the national broadcaster, the SABC. Kodwa is urging the SABC and current rights holder, SuperSport, to find common ground for the benefit of all South Africans. The impasse between the two entities threatens to deprive ordinary South Africans of the upcoming Rugby World Cup, as the SABC faces […]

Proteas limited overs coach, Rob Walter, sprung a few surprises on Wednesday when he named his 15-man for the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup to be hosted in India from October 5th to November the 19th. Temba Bavuma will lead the side in his first 50-over World Cup and is one of eight players who have earned their maiden World Cup call-ups. The now experienced Kagiso Rabada will lead […]